Senior Underwriter

Chubb in; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Chubb is seeking a Senior Underwriter in Charlotte to manage renewals and generate new business, driving profitable growth with agents and brokers. The role covers Property & Casualty products, global programs, and a need to balance pricing, terms, and risk for profitable book expansion.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in underwriting, strong negotiation and communication skills, and a proven track record working across underwriters, operations, claims and marketing.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of underwriting or related experience.
• Proven ability to use technical analysis and underwriting skills to profitably grow new business revenue
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated record of teamwork and integrity
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Must have proven marketing and negotiation skills

Responsibilities

• Manage renewal book and generate new business for the Charlotte branch.
• Drive profitable growth with assigned agents and brokers.
• Develop and negotiate price, coverage, terms and conditions for all new business and renewals.
• Collaborate with other underwriters, operations, claims, marketing, and home office management.
• Implement and manage effective pricing and rate strategies that produce profitability and book growth.
• Build and maintain producer and customer relationships.

Skills

Underwriting

Sales & Marketing

Negotiation

Teamwork

Risk analysis

Communication

Strategic pricing

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

As a Senior Underwriter, responsibilities will include managing a renewal book and generating new business for the Charlotte branch. The position will be responsible for driving profitable growth with assigned agents and brokers. Products include Package, Property, General Liability, Auto, Worker's Compensation, Umbrella/Excess and International. Programs are guaranteed cost and Loss Sensitive structures. We are looking for a candidate who is highly motivated, results oriented, with solid business and underwriting acumen.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required

• Candidate will have experience in both Property & Casualty lines of business. Familiarity with global programs is a plus.
• Underwriting duties will include developing and negotiating price, coverage, terms and conditions for all new business and renewals while actively identifying account rounding opportunities for other Chubb practices.
• This position must collaborate with other underwriters, operations, claims, marketing, and home office management as necessary. The underwriter must implement and manage effective pricing and rate strategies that will produce profitability, book growth, and successful producer relations.
• Strong sales and marketing skills are critical; must be able to demonstrate successful agency and broker management, including building, maintaining and managing producer and customer relationships.
• Ability to identify opportunities for growth within new and existing production sources.
  Knowledge of marketing principles, pricing/rate strategies and how to apply them to attain underwriting profit.
• Candidate must possess a high degree of proficiency with the underwriting process, with a solid background in risk analysis.
• Candidate must have ability to effectively interact with all levels of customers and collaborate with a team of underwriters, claims and loss control personnel.
• Knowledge and proficiency with technical issues, compliance, coverage, products and pricing strategies expected.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 5+ years of underwriting or related experience.
• Proven ability to use technical analysis and underwriting skills to profitably grow new business revenue
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills
• Demonstrated record of teamwork and integrity
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Desire to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Must have proven marketing and negotiation skills

ABOUT US

Chubb is a world leader in insurance. With operations in 54 countries, Chubb provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance, and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. The company is distinguished by its extensive product and service offerings, broad distribution capabilities, exceptional financial strength, underwriting excellence, superior claims handling expertise and local operations globally.

At Chubb, we are committed to equal employment opportunity and compliance with all laws and regulations pertaining to it. Our policy is to provide employment, training, compensation, promotion, and other conditions or opportunities of employment, without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, mental and physical disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, age, and pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by law. Performance and qualifications are the only basis upon which we hire, assign, promote, compensate, develop and retain employees. Chubb prohibits all unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation against any individual who reports discrimination or harassment.